Disclaimer: I do not own X-Men. This is just a little fun fan fiction. I've been obsessing over Rogue from the x-men now for quite some time so I'm just going to try and get this all out of my system. This is inspired by the X-men movies. Not as good as the comic's but there still good.

Anyway please review, review, review. I'll be very greatful if you do X D.

The Freak

"You're leavin' again."

Marie had caught Logan once again as he tried to slip off during the night when the children were asleep. He turned to face Marie with his lips pressed into a hard line.

"I'm just gonna do some retrieving kid. I'll be back in something like two to three days."

Marie knew he was leaving again. She knew straight away when she woke up to hear her door close and found the dog tag by the side of her bed. Marie had been uneasy sleeping lately. Other mutants kept looking at her funny. Word had spread fast that she had taken the cure. Bobby seemed to be treating her s if she was a stranger a bit too. The first night when she came back with her powers gone, she'd waited for him. She wanted to do it right then and there, excited that she could. Only bobby let her down gently and said he wanted to take it slow. He still looked at her the same only there was doubt behind those eyes and they seemed to always be on Kitty.

Kitty had been a little freaked out by Marie taking the cure and failed to hide it. She was running through walls when she came face to face with Marie. Her mouth dropped open and she started to back away as if her powers had become more powerful and as if Marie didn't need to touch her to drain the life out of her. Kitty swallowed hard before closing her mouth.

"Hay Rogue. You OK?"

Marie just shuck her head at Kitty and walked away. Hating the mutant that could decide if she did or didn't want to be touched. Why couldn't she have that power?

It was after a meeting with Ororo that she had bumped into Kitty. It was later in the afternoon after she returned home and saw Bobby. Word got around quickly and Marie and soon sitting in front of the new headmistress wondering if she'd get kicked out of the school now that she was different. Storm had looked at Marie pitiful. Marie asked herself did she know about Bobby rejecting her? It broke her heart knowing that even without her mutant powers she was still the untouchable that nobody wanted. Storm had made it clear that she was not happy, but she was caring and asked Marie more personal questions about how she was returning and how scared she was when she got the injection. Ororo treated Rogue the same to what she would have done before the cure, but there was a hidden agenda under the meeting.

"You're kickin' me out?"

"No Rogue. I'm preparing you for the worst. What I'm trying to say is if more mutants come to the school, then I'm afraid we may not have room for you here. It hurts me to tell you this, but you are no longer a mutant anymore Rogue and there are others out there who need this school's protection. Students who are scared and vulnerable just like you were when you first came here and because you know what it feels like, you understand why I cannot turn them away. I would ask you to take over one of the normal classes however you have not finished all of your qualifications yet and I'm afraid that you need to finish education first to work here. If I could spare a place I would but-"

"Ya are kickin' me out."

"Not tonigh."

"But soon."

"Rogue I'd like you to stay tonight please. You are still due to attend classes here."

Marie couldn't take listening to Storm anymore, so she walked out and went back to her room. She spent the rest of her day crying her eye's out and eventally falling asleep. It was only now when she was facing Logan that she saw that hardly anything had changed between them. Logan still cared for her and vowed to come back, but did he know that she was getting kicked out of the school?

"Do you know if Ah'll still be here then."

Logan let out the breath he'd been holding in his throat and looked away from Marie. That would have been a yes to that then. Marie almost started to cry again. When he looked at her his eyes were smoothing, but they only hurt more. He knew and he was leaving her. If he knew about her not being able to stay, then he must have heard about Bobby by now. He had the biggest ears in this place, so he must know. He must have known how lonely she was feeling yet he was running out on her. Rogue's head hurt as much as her heart did. She thought not being able to touch somebody was bad and now she was in total isolation from the people she thought cared about her the most. Did anyone truly like her?

"You're gonn be here when I get back Rogue. You're gonna be fine. I promise."

"How can you make that promise when you're not even going to be here."

"Hay."

For the first time Logan walked up to Marie and cupped her chin, making her look deep into his eyes to prove he wasn't lying. Her breathing stopped at his touch. His effort to touch her when Bobby had only ran away from her. She wanted to hug him. Embrace him. He wasn't afraid of her. He still saw her as that kid he needed to protect.

"I promise I'll go as fast as I can, but you need to promise me that you'll still be here waiting for me."

Marie's lip shacked, but she knew she couldn't make that promise. Without her reply Logan brought her into a hug. She wrapped her arms around him tie where his were light. She needed him right now. She needed a friend. And he was going.

"Look, the kids around here just need to get used to ya. There scared not by you but because of what other people who arn't mutants have do to them. They'll soon see that your still the same old Rogue, but you've just got to give them time. As for being kicked out because your normal, Storm will have to go through me first before anybody sees your arse off."

Marie managed a little giggle, but it hurt her and the tires began again. She was just so easily affected now. It must have been a side effect of the cure.

"I promise Kid. I'll come back for you soon."

And with that, he kissed the top of her fore head and left.